Beaming circularly polarized photons from quantum dots coupled with plasmonic spiral antenna

G Rui, W Chen, DC Abeysinghe, RL Nelson… - Optics express, 2012 - opg.optica.org
Coupling nanoscale emitters via optical antennas enables comprehensive control of photon
emission in terms of intensity, directivity and polarization. In this work we report highly …

Demonstration of beam steering via dipole-coupled plasmonic spiral antenna

G Rui, DC Abeysinghe, RL Nelson, Q Zhan - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Optical antennas have been utilized to tailor the emission properties of nanoscale emitters in
terms of the intensity, directivity and polarization. In this letter, we further explore the …

Circularly polarized unidirectional emission via a coupled plasmonic spiral antenna

G Rui, RL Nelson, Q Zhan - Optics letters, 2011 - opg.optica.org
In this Letter, we study the emission properties of an electric dipole emitter coupled to a
plasmonic spiral structure. The plasmonic spiral structure functions as an optical antenna …

Beaming photons with spin and orbital angular momentum via a dipole-coupled plasmonic spiral antenna

G Rui, RL Nelson, Q Zhan - Optics Express, 2012 - opg.optica.org
We analytically and numerically study the emission properties of an electric dipole coupled
to a plasmonic spiral structure with different pitch. As a transmitting antenna, the spiral …

Linearly polarized light emission from quantum dots with plasmonic nanoantenna arrays

M Ren, M Chen, W Wu, L Zhang, J Liu, B Pi… - Nano …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Polarizers provide convenience in generating polarized light, meanwhile their adoption
raises problems of extra weight, cost, and energy loss. Aiming to realize polarizer-free …

Spin-polarized photon emission by resonant multipolar nanoantennas

SS Kruk, M Decker, I Staude, S Schlecht… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate nanoscale spin control of photons emitted by an atomic system coupled to
a compact plasmonic nanoantenna supporting phase-locked interference of different …

Spin–orbit angular-momentum transfer from a nanogap surface plasmon to a trapped nanodiamond

H Fujiwara, K Sudo, Y Sunaba, C Pin, S Ishida… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
The ability to control the motion of single nanoparticles or molecules is currently one of the
major scientific and technological challenges. Despite tremendous progress in the field of …

Twisting fluorescence through extrinsic chiral antennas

C Yan, X Wang, TV Raziman, OJF Martin - Nano letters, 2017 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic antennas and planar structures have been undergoing intensive developments
in order to control the scattering and absorption of light. One specific class, extrinsic chiral …

Plasmonic helical nanoantenna as a converter between longitudinal fields and circularly polarized waves

M Wang, Z Huang, R Salut, MA Suarez, H Lu… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
A wide variety of optical applications and techniques require control of light polarization. So
far, the manipulation of light polarization relies on components capable of interchanging two …

Subwavelength polarization optics via individual and coupled helical traveling-wave nanoantennas

M Wang, R Salut, H Lu, MA Suarez, N Martin… - Light: Science & …, 2019 - nature.com
Light polarization control is a key factor in modern photonics. Recent advances in surface
plasmon manipulation have introduced the prospect of more compact and more efficient …